Star-Lite Drive-In
Corners of Fresno Street & Shaw Avenue,
Fresno,
CA
92726
Corners of Fresno Street & Shaw Avenue,
Fresno,
CA
92726
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Growing up in 1950s and 1960s' Fresno, the Star-Lite was my neighborhood drive-in, a scant mile from my house. It was notable for being the only drive-in in town, at the time, with two screens (north and south). The two screens usually showed different programs.
Located near the corners of Fresno and Shaw, with the main entrance on Fresno Street, the Star-lite was Fresno’s premier drive-in during the 1950s. It was demolished in the 1970s, and today, it is the site of the Fashion Fair Mall, one of Fresno’s most popular shopping centers.
As a precocious teen, I once stowed a friend in my car’s trunk on a night when he, nor I, had admission money for the both of us. Safely inside the drive-in, I realized that I didn’t have the trunk key. Hilarity and irate parents ensued.
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The Starlite Drive-In was also known as the Starlite North & South Drive-In. It was located at 4888 North Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93726. The car capacity was 586 cars.
It was operated by Pacific Theatres.
This was a Robert Lippert theater in the early 1960s. At that time it was called the Starlite Motor-In.
As William posted, Drive-ins.com also gives an aka name of Starlite Drive-In North And South.
Here is a June 1973 ad from the Fresno Bee:
http://tinyurl.com/m22eu4